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    Toronto 88 Queen | 167.35m | 52s | St Thomas Dev | Hariri Pontarini

    Not to be that guy, but...It's not the numeric symbol that is the problem. The word "four" sounds like the word for "death" in some types of Chinese... whereas "forty" does not. My last building did the same
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    Church-Wellesley Village

    So Cawthra Square/Barbara Hall Park seems to have returned to a state of disrepair. Lots of weeds sprouting from between the paving, uncut and weedy grass, one of the trees has been snapped in half and all but one strip of lights on the south light feature is out. Hopefully Pride weekend will...
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    TTC: Other Items (catch all)

    Project to bring historic TTC vehicles back to the city. http://www.blogto.com/city/2016/05/someone_is_trying_to_save_the_lost_relics_of_the_ttc/ http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/toronto-transit-transfer
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    Toronto Forma | 308m | 84s | Great Gulf | Gehry Partners

    To put things in perspective, the AGO is 500,000 sqft and only draws 16% of its vistors from outside Canada...I'd love another large gallery in the city, but 60,000 sqft was unlikely to become a global destination or add greater heft to the art scene than the AGO.
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    Toronto Five St Joseph | 160.93m | 48s | Five St. Joseph | Hariri Pontarini

    Resto has opened: http://torontolife.com/food/restaurants/new-bar-pub-the-wickson-social-yonge-bloor-queen-and-beaver-downtown/ Beautiful interior...Front door needs a rethink, however.
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    Riverside

    BIA has been working on lighting the Riverside bridge. Lights go on this Friday. http://www.blogto.com/events/riverside-bridge-lighting-festivities/
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    Toronto Casa | 147.52m | 46s | Cresford | a—A

    I think the issue may be that there are units on the level below the overhang. I can image permanent day light on your balcony wouldn't be great.
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    Uniqlo

    Surprised this hasn't been posted yet... http://www.blogto.com/fashion_style/2015/01/uniqlo_confirms_its_coming_to_toronto/
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    Toronto Bloor Street Revitalization | ?m | ?s | Bloor-Yorkville BIA | architectsAlliance

    After seeming to have stalled for several week, the art work construction site at Yonge and Bloor is now a massive patch of asphalt. Also, after a couple months of operating, about 75% of the in-ground lights along Bloor E are out.
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    Shabby Public Realm

    The survey specifically asks about your opinion on enclosures. How the city deals with the province is up to them. Many other parts of the world are civilized enough to manage without enclosures. I'd like to think we are as well. And for those who aren't; deal with them as individuals.
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    Shabby Public Realm

    Not sure where to put this, but there's a survey on patios being run by the city: http://cityoftoronto.fluidsurveys.com/s/outdoorcafesurvey/ I'm not telling you how to respond...but I would love to see the removal on patio enclosures.
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    Toronto Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Toronto | 203.9m | 52s | Lifetime | a—A

    Buca is on the park side of the Four Seasons, at the base of the smaller building. Never noticed much wind on that side.
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    Toronto Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Toronto | 203.9m | 52s | Lifetime | a—A

    Buca just opened. I'm sure they'll have a patio in warmer weather. Should help a bit.
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    Toronto Bloor Street Revitalization | ?m | ?s | Bloor-Yorkville BIA | architectsAlliance

    Noticed last night, about 80% of the in-ground lighting between Yonge and Church (south side) was functioning. Previously was about 10%. Street felt much more welcoming at night. It's normally such a dark stretch.
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    Toronto Queens Quay & Water's Edge Revitalization | ?m | ?s | Waterfront Toronto

    My understanding is that brick is used in that situation because it's somewhat sacrificial. Paving deteriorates quickly in a gutter and the brick is cheap and easy to replace.
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    Toronto Nicholas Residences | ?m | 35s | Urban Capital | Core Architects

    I'm hoping they've found their current location suits their needs and are realizing what a financial windfall selling the Yonge property would be. I think the Scientology building (as is) works really well with the Nicholas Residences.
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    Toronto Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto | Perkins&Will

    And yet while we complain about Toronto being so Torontonian in its expression of public space, design, and architecture; we ourselves behave as typical Torontonians - complain privately and quietly wait for government, business, or some other parental figure to determine what's good for us...
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    Church-Wellesley Village

    It's difficult for a city to develop any sense of history when we re-name our parks and streets to keep things fresh and current. By all means, name a park after Barbara Hall; but a NEW park. Also not a fan of using full names. It's awkward and vaguely suburban. What’s wrong with Hall Park...We...
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    Toronto Broadview Hotel | 28.65m | 7s | Streetcar | ERA Architects

    From a Postcity interview with Jeff Stober (Drake, Owner) last week: "In addition to Devonshire, Stober also let slip that he is close to finalizing a deal with the Bay to open Drake General Store outlets in the department stores nationwide. Oh, and there could be an announcement concerning a...

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